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The battle for Canada’s forests

05 January 2022
Centuries-old forests dotting the landscape in British Columbia, Canada’s western most province, have become a battleground for two schools of thought about curbing climate change: one that wants to use their biomass for green power, and another anxious to protect carbon-absorbing tre
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France and Spain ban plastic packs for fruit and veg

05 January 2022
Worldwide, people have been complaining about the excessive use of plastic wrapping for fruit, vegetables and other products for years.Paola Gosio, an EU Policy Analyst at the Brussels-based research and consulting company White Research, decided to do something about it. Source: Timb
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A giant spider at home on steep terrain

05 January 2022
While they are named after the arachnids they resemble, spider (or walking) excavators are also the mountain goats of the equipment world. No matter how challenging the terrain, these agile machines can handle it. Source: Timberbiz The Euromach R1255 spider is an all-terrain earthmove
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Kesla fire fighter now in production

17 December 2021
Finnish company Kesla Oyj is known for several forest technology and material processing products now it is launching a trailer concept with fire-extinguishing features with sales of this new product starting immediately. Source: Timberbiz Fire-extinguishing equipment that can be used
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FSC new MIX label available January 2022

17 December 2021
Supporting responsible forestry is the text on the new FSC MIX label. The new label will be launched in January 2022 with a transition period of 2.5 years. Source: Timberbiz From the date of the launch, certificate holders will have a transition period of 2.5 years during which time t
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Opinion: New Forests Radha Kuppalli and Jo Saleeba on Carbon Credits

17 December 2021
Scrutiny over the integrity of carbon credit markets, in both government-regulated and voluntary markets, has heightened recently as the demand for carbon credits has risen with increasing corporate net zero emissions commitments. Stakeholders are both concerned about supply-side inte
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Cut your own Xmas tree and save the forests

15 December 2021
Susie Kocher and her family, who live in the Lake Tahoe Basin in the US, set out on their annual tradition of 28 years: the Christmas tree hunt in a local national forest. They scouted out a little white fir. About six feet tall and straggly but pencil-straight, it was short enough to
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Onboard timber fire under control after a week of firefighting

15 December 2021
The Swedish Coast Guard has stood down the federal response to the timber fire on board the MV Almirante Storni near Gothenburg, Sweden after a week of firefighting. Source: GCaptain After a week burning at anchor near the island of Vinga, the ship arrived at a berth in Gothenburg und
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US lumber soars to a six-month high

15 December 2021
Strong building demand and renewed supply challenges have sent lumber prices surging to the highest in six months in the US. Lumber futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange jumped 4.4% to a six-month high of US$1,069.30 per 1,000 board feet. This extends a 68% rally that began in mi
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FSC finds volume mismatch and potential false claims in Asian pellet deals

13 December 2021
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Assurance Services International (ASI) have found issues of volume mismatch and potential false claims in some transactions of FSC-certified wood pellets in East Asian countries. Source: Timberbiz Selected certificate holders in Asia were requi
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